Race has become such a big part of my life. Not necessarily because I want it to be, but because I am a woman of color, working (or trying to work) in Hollywood, who lives in the United States in 2018. I have such ambivalence about the Emmys last week. Barriers were broken – Amy Sherman-Palladino became the first woman to win for comedy writing ever. But her show is so, so white. Sandra Oh was the first Asian woman ever nominated for Best Actress, but she lost to Claire Foy on another show that is so, so white. I was…
Author: Elaine Loh
Elaine Loh
Elaine Loh is a writer/director who has had films screen at Academy-qualifying festivals, along with placing in competitions including NBCUniversal/YOMYOMF’s Interpretations contest and New Filmmakers LA (winning the Grand Prize, a $60k value). Elaine has had scripts place in Final Draft Big Break (Top Ten), PAGE Awards, Austin Film Festival, Scriptapalooza, and ISA’s Fast Track (Top 50) and Table Read My Screenplay (Grand Prize winner). She is currently directing a short form series about online shaming called “Doxxed”, featuring Jerrika Hinton, Josh Kelly, Clyde Kusatsu, Eve Gordon, Tim Chiou, and Patrick Fabian.